U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Honors Three NSU Track Individuals and Women’s Team for Academics
NSU track and field athletes were recognized for their academic work by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). NSU’s women’s team was among the 130 women’s teams receiving All-Academic team honors, while three Sharks received All-Academic individual honors from the national organization.
Under the direction of 11th-year head coach Bryan Hagopian, the Sharks women’s squad garnered a 3.25 grade point average.
Leading the way for the women’s team, senior Exercise and Sports Science major Maddy Kenyon received All-Academic honors, finishing her career as the Peach Belt Conference record holder in the heptathlon.
On the men’s side, graduate student in Public Health Eric Moate and freshman Exercise and Sports Science major Michael Parry both received USTFCCCA All-Academic recognition. Moate garnered the honor for the second time, finishing his Sharks career as the PBC Championships and NSU record holder in the 100m, in addition to a school mark as a member of the 1,600 sprint medley relay. Parry set the 800m record in his first year with the Sharks.
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